50 Interesting Facts About Countries All Over The World
From mid-September to mid-October of 2020, he tweeted a fact about every country in the world on his Twitter account, @FactBuffet. Here are the 50 interesting facts about countres all over the world.
1.
The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago is a volcanologist! pic.twitter.com/UWiIHzzsB7
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 8, 2020
2.
Romania’s Parliament is one of the largest administrative buildings in the world! pic.twitter.com/eOTfjoVwvF
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 4, 2020
3.
Serbia’s one of the largest producers of raspberries in the world! pic.twitter.com/jI2Rk9pBbz
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) September 23, 2020
4.
Norway holds the record for the most medals won at a single Winter Olympics – 39! pic.twitter.com/sy6wrVXumM
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) September 29, 2020
5.
The country of Antigua and Barbuda was so badly damaged by Hurricane Irma in 2017 that the island of Barbuda changed colour and every living resident was evacuated to Antigua. pic.twitter.com/kvbxGVpX9W
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 7, 2020
6.
When Mongolia’s Constitution was created in 1924, it included equal voting rights for men and women. pic.twitter.com/CPcPakmiVS
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 10, 2020
7.
The United Arab Emirates has 2 popular reality TV shows that both aim to find the best poets! pic.twitter.com/wTCfcE7Six
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) September 24, 2020
8.
The world’s tallest indoor waterfall is in a Singapore airport! pic.twitter.com/vRnGuNBI1k
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) December 21, 2020
9.
On the day of Liechtenstein’s national holiday, everyone is traditionally invited to a party at the Prince’s castle! pic.twitter.com/MHv36XO6pR
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) September 28, 2020
10.
Monaco is the only country to have an Oscar-winning Princess! pic.twitter.com/5rzMAyYf31
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) September 15, 2020
11.
The country of Kiribati has land in all 4 hemispheres! pic.twitter.com/jmihQM5RmG
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) September 24, 2020
12.
The UK has minted a David Bowie coin and even sent one into space! pic.twitter.com/hNW4mtYEDb
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) December 7, 2020
13.
Guinea devised a COVID-19 response strategy before anybody in the country had caught the virus!
(They said that combating Ebola taught them how to respond to a health crisis) pic.twitter.com/Et51SLUrAX
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 16, 2020
14.
We wouldn’t have Skype if it wasn’t for Estonia!
Skype’s software was developed by Estonian programmers. pic.twitter.com/iEip6EQWPi— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 2, 2020
15.
The country of Tuvalu makes a lot of money from leasing the Internet domain “.tv” pic.twitter.com/orLWJqfeJx
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 3, 2020
16.
There’s a building in Bahrain that has 3 built-in wind turbines! pic.twitter.com/k0Hy3OymCb
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) September 18, 2020
17.
The Lower House of Rwanda’s parliament has more women than men. pic.twitter.com/7lB6Q4YM48
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 3, 2020
18.
“Popeye” was filmed in Malta.
The film’s set was preserved and is now a popular tourist attraction. pic.twitter.com/BrJqDUaXEO— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 13, 2020
19.
The country of Niger was formally home to the ‘world’s loneliest tree’ pic.twitter.com/h1WVeWlbID
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 17, 2020
20.
There’s a monument in Russia that’s dedicated to laboratory mice! pic.twitter.com/3VHAKWtc6P
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 25, 2020
21.
Turkmenistan is home to a crater that’s been on fire for more than 40 years.
In 2019, Turkmenistan’s President ‘drove doughnuts’ next to it! pic.twitter.com/s3VhnBXBD6— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 10, 2020
22.
Children in Armenia learn chess at school! pic.twitter.com/P5r3S38r1i
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 15, 2020
23.
An album of songs written and performed by inmates at a Malawi prison was nominated for a Grammy in 2015! pic.twitter.com/Lkcl2DOs86
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 2, 2020
24.
Burkina Faso is home to West Africa’s largest solar power plant!
2 people from Burkina Faso also won a global competition in 2013 for inventing a soap designed to repel mosquitoes. pic.twitter.com/4xnnVjVhyd
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 18, 2020
25.
Latvia has over 10,000 rivers! pic.twitter.com/ZgYwiOuqKZ
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) September 30, 2020
26.
Poland is currently home to the deepest pool in the world! pic.twitter.com/XCWuQQAdUz
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) November 28, 2020
27.
Bhutan set a Guinness World Record in 2015 when a group of 100 people planted 49,672 trees in an hour! pic.twitter.com/nRkyBfu6FD
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) September 27, 2020
28.
In the island country of São Tomé and Príncipe, there’s a museum that’s housed inside a fortress!
Also, there’re butterflies on all their banknotes. pic.twitter.com/fMV34oiLkE
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 18, 2020
29.
The Federated States of Micronesia consists of over 600 islands.
They have a newspaper that’s only published once every 2 weeks.
In Yap, stones were (and sometimes still are) used as currency. pic.twitter.com/CdkvOxMQl9
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 19, 2020
30.
One of the oldest clocks in the world is in the Czech Republic. pic.twitter.com/OKOXF4wuJZ
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 3, 2020
31.
Cycling is very popular in Eritrea. Eritreans have even competed in the Tour de France! pic.twitter.com/LOuDOo7T8E
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 14, 2020
32.
Canada’s current Minister of Transport was also the first Canadian in space!
(Marc Garneau) pic.twitter.com/xXlQgPqmRu— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) November 8, 2020
33.
Peru is home to the International Potato Center that does research on potatoes (and other things) pic.twitter.com/LVy8tVLQwt
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) December 6, 2020
34.
Scotland is home to the shortest street in the world! (According to Guinness World Records) pic.twitter.com/BOqe2PLhqs
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) September 16, 2020
35.
New Zealand will be one of the first countries to leave 2020!
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) December 11, 2020
36.
5 of the last 7 Oscars for Best Director were won by people from Mexico! pic.twitter.com/0Lbk5p2lga
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) September 21, 2020
37.
The largest wine collection in the world (according to Guinness World Records) is in Moldova.
There’s over 1 million bottles and people can explore it by car! pic.twitter.com/mi25oIISvi
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 9, 2020
38.
Since 1965, people in the Gambia have used marbles to vote in elections!
The benefits include: It’s less expensive than printing out ballots, it’s difficult to rig and it makes it easier for illiterate people to vote. pic.twitter.com/7fv0P7sJKp
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 14, 2020
39.
Hong Kong is home to one of the largest floating restaurants in the world! pic.twitter.com/ErGsfSvC6K
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 20, 2020
40.
Palau issued a coin that has the image of the Virgin Mary and a very small vial of Holy Water! pic.twitter.com/bW4GKPDWqa
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) September 18, 2020
41.
The highest ATM in the world is in Pakistan! pic.twitter.com/kgYEW373PT
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 4, 2020
42.
Mauritania’s home to a ‘graveyard’ of hundreds of abandoned ships!
Here’s how it looked from space. pic.twitter.com/s3ypdaKkfI— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 14, 2020
43.
The capital of Panama is the only national capital with a rainforest! pic.twitter.com/MkoT4J5JUR
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 11, 2020
44.
There’s over 100 waterfalls in Sri Lanka! pic.twitter.com/ROiuIUeEFH
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 4, 2020
45.
In 2018, Nadia Murad became the first person from Iraq to win a Nobel Prize. pic.twitter.com/GFrCwvyUpK
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) September 16, 2020
46.
Namibia is home to a laboratory that studies cheetahs.
Namibia is also where the iconic Dawn of Man sequence in “2001: A Space Odyssey” was filmed. pic.twitter.com/89pXEocQfp
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 17, 2020
47.
One of the longest bridges in the world is in Kuwait. pic.twitter.com/OOZR595woZ
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) September 29, 2020
48.
There’s a restaurant in Spain that’s been operating since the 1700s!
It was even mentioned in a Hemingway book. pic.twitter.com/On53Qo33BS
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) September 20, 2020
49.
Marseille (France) elected their first female mayor this year! pic.twitter.com/VrHUTqveNs
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) December 5, 2020
50.
In Suriname (South America) – there’s a mosque and a synagogue side by side. pic.twitter.com/GM96ahFA8h
— FactBuffet (@FactBuffet) October 12, 2020
